evtifosi
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Ordered these Honda Mitsuba replacements and they work great!!!
Ordered these Honda Mitsuba replacements and they work great!!!
macnut said:Some or all Nissan dealers now offer a lower-priced hybrid replacement blade that fits all years with the following part not.:
Front driver side: B889UHS26JNW
Front pass. side: B889UHS16JNW
CONCLUSION
The hybrid replacement blades from the dealer are probably a good choice as they look sleek, perform like traditional blades (which they are under the outer covering), and can potentially have refills fitted when necessary if you are resourceful.
brycenesbitt said:This is a compilation of information drawn from the forums and original research. Message me if you wish to see this post updated. Last update March 2018.
For the factory OEM Nissan wipers for the 2011-2014 Leaf:
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Front Driver Side:
Mitsuba E049 1622 with insert Mitsuba MOB2-S2-105 (650mm long 10mm wide). Purchase new inserts as:
- Honda 76622-STK-A02
- Nissan 288951AA0A
cwerdna said:^^^
FWIW, the Mitsuba "rubbish" from Honda dealers have all been fine to me. (shrug) All 3 refills on my car came from Honda dealers. Fronts were from B&M, IIRC. The rear I had to get from a Honda dealer on Amazon as my local one didn't have it.
brycenesbitt said:This is a compilation of information drawn from the forums and original research. Message me if you wish to see this post updated. Last update March 2018.
For the factory OEM Nissan wipers for the 2011-2014 Leaf:
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Front Driver Side:
Mitsuba E049 1622 with insert Mitsuba MOB2-S2-105 (650mm long 10mm wide). Purchase new inserts as:
- Honda 76622-STK-A02
- Nissan 288951AA0A
Front Passenger Side:
Mitsuba E049 1622 with insert Mitsuba MOB2-S2-085 (400mm long 10mm wide). Purchase new inserts as:
- Nissan 288951AA1A
- Honda 76632STKA02
Rear:
Nissan part #287801LA0A (arm, blade and rubber all as one unit)
Compatible inserts:
- Generic wiper rubber refill 6mm wide and 260mm long (about 10 inches).
- Honda 76632S2K004 (trim to fit, reuse the same metal strips)
- Trico 10-1 (throw away the blade, keep the rubber)
- Denso (160-5610) (Includes blade)
If you need new arms, or your factory leaf arms are long gone:
[*] Nissan B87Y3RB10JNW (entire blade value series)[/list][/list]
- Nissan B889UHS26JNW (entire blade value series)
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To remove the front and rear wipers: grasp the attachment point and find the plastic clip on the underside. Hold the clip open and push.
To remove the rear wiper rubber, just pull it out gently. To remove the entire rear arm requires tools, and is a bigger deal.
For aftermarket wipers:
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Many have reported errors in various wiper fit guides: apparently the Leaf does not sell in high enough volumes that all vendors have corrected their guides. The Leaf uses a standard hook mount, so standard third party wipers do fit. However the stock blades use an offset mount, and some third party blades will scrape against the wiper arm and not press against the glass properly.
Forum members have reported good success with the Bosch Icon models 16A and 26A, but because of the lack of offset, about 1" less of the visible window area gets cleared.
Aftermarket wiper refills:
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Leaf owners probably as a group prefer refills to throwing away the entire frame. Unfortunately wiper inserts are hard to find. Trico makes them, but few stores stock them. offers refills for most but not all their frames.
See also: http://www.mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=10375
Use the Honda inserts if you have the factory blades. They work great and are the least expensive option.warrenc said:Before I found this thread, I ordered a Trico 18-260 Flex Universal Beam wiper blade from Amazon because I had heard elsewhere that it was good replacement. Now I'm not too sure since others have stated that the beam wipers don't sit flat on the windshield. I haven't opened it yet so I can send it back. What is the consensus on replacing them, the Honda inserts or ?
This thread doesn't really give a definitive answer.
The Costco ones require you to call Goodyear to order the offset arm. Yes it's free, but it's kind of an annoying step to take, then waiting for the adapter...meh.powersurge said:I don't understand why people are worried about what wiper blade to use... There is nothing special about the wiper blades on this car. they are like any other car.
I just use any blade that is the right size. I get them from Costco for $8 each, and only buy them when they are on sale for 2 for $8. You do not buy replacement inserts. You should get the entire blade and mechanism together. The rear is an odd size. I think 15 inches, and I get them from amazon for about $10 delivered....
That's pretty cheap. (They're $47 for a pair at the dealership in Utah.) Still $10-$12 More than inserts. Plus there's environmental impacts to consider in throwing the whole arm away 2-4 times a year.ttweed said:I agree-- Nissan has gotten competitive with these OEM replacements, finally. They used to be stupid expensive at the dealer, but no more. I just picked up a set of these front driver and passenger blades mentioned above from my local dealer for $26.92 including the 8% CA tax. There is no reason to even consider refills anymore for me when the complete blades are available at such a reasonable price. With shipping, the last set of refills I got were over $27 online a couple years ago.
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how are they rubbish? I went back to factory blades on my 2 Honda's and Honda blades on my Toyota because they're better and cheaper than anything in the aftermarket...mwalsh said:I wish I'd seen this first. I just got through purchasing and fitting the Honda inserts only to find out that they are the same Mitsuba rubbish as fitted on LEAF. So, obviously, I don't expect them to be any better now, which is contrary to where I was in my blissful ignorance.
baustin said:I replaced the factory blades with Bosch ICON blades, 26A and 16A, in March of 2016. They work just fine and are still in good shape.
I kept the original blades, so may look at new inserts when the Bosch wipers need replaced.
arnis said:baustin said:I replaced the factory blades with Bosch ICON blades, 26A and 16A, in March of 2016. They work just fine and are still in good shape.
I kept the original blades, so may look at new inserts when the Bosch wipers need replaced.
Bosch blades are under the wiper metal arm. This means it doesn't fit on passenger side :roll:
arnis said:baustin said:I replaced the factory blades with Bosch ICON blades, 26A and 16A, in March of 2016. They work just fine and are still in good shape.
I kept the original blades, so may look at new inserts when the Bosch wipers need replaced.
Bosch blades are under the wiper metal arm. This means it doesn't fit on passenger side :roll:
how are they rubbish? I went back to factory blades on my 2 Honda's and Honda blades on my Toyota because they're better and cheaper than anything in the aftermarket...
arnis said:Original wipers are offset, like that:
https://quirk-images.com/ebay01/ebayrev/288903NA0B_4.jpg
Bosch wipers are not, like that:
https://assets.howtune.com/articles/310/spotlight/bosch-icon-wiper-blade-how-to-instructions-scion-frs-subaru-brz-guide_big.jpg
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